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Posted: 3/19/2021 2:04:12 PM EDT
Bought from a car buddy yesterday
Came with 1060 rounds of M2 ball in cans and the extra enblocs you see for $2500.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 2:11:46 PM EDT
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Quoted: Bought from a car buddy yesterday Came with 1060 rounds of M2 ball in cans and the extra enblocs you see for $2500. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/145048/31F2D741-FA3A-461A-B529-A2BBDE21AC89_png-1871710.JPG Seems kind of high...Do some research on the Korean Ammo. It may be defective! You may have gotten hosed! |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 3:28:20 PM EDT
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Not sure I'd call that a buddy deal. Even at a buck a round (high for Korean) you paid $1500 for the rifle.
And do check the lot numbers on that ammo. Most of it was good but there were a half dozen or so suspect lots. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 3:44:26 PM EDT
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PS =
KA = 'K'-orrosive and or 'KA'-boom. Check the lot numbers but I'm pretty sure that's what I remember reading. I've no actual experience shooting either lot though. CMP thread about KA/PS Korean ammo |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 3:51:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not sure I'd call that a buddy deal. Even at a buck a round (high for Korean) you paid $1500 for the rifle. And do check the lot numbers on that ammo. Most of it was good but there were a half dozen or so suspect lots. That is a $900.00 rifle tops. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 4:06:11 PM EDT
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KA ammo is corrosives but tends to be good. I’d shoot it in any of my bolt actions but probably not in my Garands. If you do, just make sure to clean the whole gas system and barrel.
Unless it is a NM rifle or completely correct, I’m thinking you payed a little too much. Any cartouches on the stock? Do you know the MW or TE measurements? The ammo is worth around $800 The rifle is worth $700 and up, all depending on barrel condition, correctness, cartouches. Just from that picture I know the trigger guard is not correct. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 6:08:30 PM EDT
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Overpaid around $800. $2500 Not a buddy price.
KA is corrosive but it is good ammo with no issues. I bought a bunch of those cans of repacked Korean ammo from Century 20 yrs ago for $59 shipped per 384 rd can. Received KA 70/72/73 and around 700 rounds of PS74 and two bandos of PS86. Your cans look like non repacked ammo. Like said KA ammo worth about .60-70 per round. Enblocs worth atleast $1 ea. Cans $ 15 ea. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 6:37:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Overpaid around $800. $2500 Not a buddy price. KA is corrosive but it is good ammo with no issues. I bought a bunch of those cans of repacked Korean ammo from Century 20 yrs ago for $59 shipped per 384 rd can. Received KA 70/72/73 and around 700 rounds of PS74 and two bandos of PS86. Your cans look like non repacked ammo. Like said KA ammo worth about .60-70 per round. Enblocs worth atleast $1 ea. Cans $ 15 ea. Depends on the lot number. I saw 4 rifles blow up when it was issued at an MRPA match around 2004. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 6:42:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is a $900.00 rifle tops. Not enough info to make that determination. Could be a NM, Navy 308, Match prepped, etc. Locally a guy was selling a welded repair receiver M1 that was blued. Asked $500 for it. It had a early rare $400 Winchester part on it. You never know. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 6:58:05 PM EDT
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Op, what are the specifics on the rifle?
Pictures of the markings? Receiver pics with wood removed? What are the stamps on the enblocs? |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 6:59:04 PM EDT
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I'd love to know where anyone is currently buying .30-06 in bulk for .60/rd. Not last in-stock price.
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Posted: 3/19/2021 7:36:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not enough info to make that determination. Could be a NM, Navy 308, Match prepped, etc. Locally a guy was selling a welded repair receiver M1 that was blued. Asked $500 for it. It had a early rare $400 Winchester part on it. You never know. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That is a $900.00 rifle tops. Not enough info to make that determination. Could be a NM, Navy 308, Match prepped, etc. Locally a guy was selling a welded repair receiver M1 that was blued. Asked $500 for it. It had a early rare $400 Winchester part on it. You never know.  Yes it is..$900.00...TOPs. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 10:33:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not enough info to make that determination. Could be a NM, Navy 308, Match prepped, etc. Locally a guy was selling a welded repair receiver M1 that was blued. Asked $500 for it. It had a early rare $400 Winchester part on it. You never know. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That is a $900.00 rifle tops. Not enough info to make that determination. Could be a NM, Navy 308, Match prepped, etc. Locally a guy was selling a welded repair receiver M1 that was blued. Asked $500 for it. It had a early rare $400 Winchester part on it. You never know. Yep, big difference depending on which manufacturer, what year, what serial number, the barrel wear etcetera. I've got two Springfields, one cost me $650 and one is a $1,300 gun 
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Posted: 3/20/2021 9:33:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd love to know where anyone is currently buying .30-06 in bulk for .60/rd. Not last in-stock price. If it's the Greek '06 HXP that was loaded in en bloc clips in a spam can, they're NOT. HXP is north of a buck per round here. I've seen it priced at $1.50 per rd in an unopened spam can. But that's with the clips. |
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Posted: 3/20/2021 9:42:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Overpaid around $800. $2500 Not a buddy price. KA is corrosive but it is good ammo with no issues. I bought a bunch of those cans of repacked Korean ammo from Century 20 yrs ago for $59 shipped per 384 rd can. Received KA 70/72/73 and around 700 rounds of PS74 and two bandos of PS86. Your cans look like non repacked ammo. Like said KA ammo worth about .60-70 per round. Enblocs worth atleast $1 ea. Cans $ 15 ea. Yep. Not a "buddy" price at all, considering the type of ammo.  ... Not to mention there's zero evidence any Vaseline was used during the bend-over phase of the purchasing procedure. Definitely not a buddy.  Now had the ammo been 1060 rds of Greek HXP .30-06, loaded in clips inside bandoliers, the price for the ammo itself would've been a great deal. And even in this market, unless the seller's M1 was somehow rare or unique, or hand-built by JCG his own self, it's a $1K rifle at best. [Revised Edit]: CMP is getting $650 or so for re-imported mixmasters rebarreled with new Criterion barrels and stocked in new wood.  |
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Posted: 3/24/2021 10:57:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. Not a "buddy" price at all, considering the type of ammo. ... Not to mention there's zero evidence any Vaseline was used during the bend-over phase of the purchasing procedure. Definitely not a buddy. Now had the ammo been 1060 rds of Greek HXP .30-06, loaded in clips inside bandoliers, the price for the ammo itself would've been a great deal. And even in this market, unless the seller's M1 was somehow rare or unique, or hand-built by JCG his own self, it's a $1K rifle at best. CMP is getting $850 or so for re-imported mixmasters with Criterion barrels and new wood. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Overpaid around $800. $2500 Not a buddy price. KA is corrosive but it is good ammo with no issues. I bought a bunch of those cans of repacked Korean ammo from Century 20 yrs ago for $59 shipped per 384 rd can. Received KA 70/72/73 and around 700 rounds of PS74 and two bandos of PS86. Your cans look like non repacked ammo. Like said KA ammo worth about .60-70 per round. Enblocs worth atleast $1 ea. Cans $ 15 ea. Yep. Not a "buddy" price at all, considering the type of ammo. ... Not to mention there's zero evidence any Vaseline was used during the bend-over phase of the purchasing procedure. Definitely not a buddy. Now had the ammo been 1060 rds of Greek HXP .30-06, loaded in clips inside bandoliers, the price for the ammo itself would've been a great deal. And even in this market, unless the seller's M1 was somehow rare or unique, or hand-built by JCG his own self, it's a $1K rifle at best. CMP is getting $850 or so for re-imported mixmasters with Criterion barrels and new wood. ?? |
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Posted: 3/24/2021 11:04:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. Not a "buddy" price at all, considering the type of ammo. ... Not to mention there's zero evidence any Vaseline was used during the bend-over phase of the purchasing procedure. Definitely not a buddy. Now had the ammo been 1060 rds of Greek HXP .30-06, loaded in clips inside bandoliers, the price for the ammo itself would've been a great deal. And even in this market, unless the seller's M1 was somehow rare or unique, or hand-built by JCG his own self, it's a $1K rifle at best. CMP is getting $850 or so for re-imported mixmasters with Criterion barrels and new wood. $650 for a Special Rack Grade |
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Posted: 3/25/2021 7:52:28 AM EDT
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@rival14
Post up some pictures of the parts. I'm curious to see what it's made up of. |
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Posted: 3/25/2021 8:57:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $650 for a Special Rack Grade Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Yep. Not a "buddy" price at all, considering the type of ammo. ... Not to mention there's zero evidence any Vaseline was used during the bend-over phase of the purchasing procedure. Definitely not a buddy. Now had the ammo been 1060 rds of Greek HXP .30-06, loaded in clips inside bandoliers, the price for the ammo itself would've been a great deal. And even in this market, unless the seller's M1 was somehow rare or unique, or hand-built by JCG his own self, it's a $1K rifle at best. CMP is getting $850 or so for re-imported mixmasters with Criterion barrels and new wood. $650 for a Special Rack Grade Correct .... my bad. I just did a quick edit to fix that.  |
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Posted: 3/26/2021 9:47:00 PM EDT
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The OP seems to have disappeared.
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Posted: 3/26/2021 10:20:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The OP seems to have disappeared. I really wanted to see pics of the components but I am guessing he got cold feet after learning he overpaid. |
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Posted: 3/27/2021 1:30:16 PM EDT
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As I understand the current situation, being able to buy both a quality firearm and a significant amount of ammo for it is a bit of a deal in itself.
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Posted: 3/27/2021 5:44:04 PM EDT
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I know everyone here is draggin the OP, but given the time of purchase. This might not be that awful of a deal. .30-06 ammo is getting hard to find, when you do, even the 'cheap' stuff is closer to $1/rd. Then the rifles, sure you can go the CMP route and get it cheaper, but in reality, many folks are willing to pay 1200-1800 for a Garand TODAY. Rather than wait 3-4 months (and deal with extra paperwork, etc).
I'm happy I choose the CMP route and waited 3 months, but I can see why (especially with extra stimmy money) some might just wanna get one NOW and have it... |
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Posted: 3/27/2021 8:27:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know everyone here is draggin the OP, but given the time of purchase. This might not be that awful of a deal. .30-06 ammo is getting hard to find, when you do, even the 'cheap' stuff is closer to $1/rd. Then the rifles, sure you can go the CMP route and get it cheaper, but in reality, many folks are willing to pay 1200-1800 for a Garand TODAY. Rather than wait 3-4 months (and deal with extra paperwork, etc). I'm happy I choose the CMP route and waited 3 months, but I can see why (especially with extra stimmy money) some might just wanna get one NOW and have it... Not a “Buddy Deal”.... |
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Posted: 3/27/2021 8:31:40 PM EDT
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that KA ammo is corrosive IIRC.
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